Dermoscopy in general dermatology (non-neoplastic dermatoses) of skin of colour : a comparative retrospective study by the International Dermoscopy Society

BACKGROUND: Dermoscopy has been shown to be a useful supportive tool to assist the diagnosis of several non-neoplastic dermatoses (i.e. inflammatory, infiltrative and infectious skin diseases), yet data on skin of colour is still limited.

OBJECTIVES: To characterize dermoscopic features of non-neoplastic dermatoses in dark-skinned patients in order to identify possible clues that may facilitate the differential diagnosis of clinically similar conditions.

MATERIALS & METHODS: Members of the International Dermoscopy Society were invited to submit cases of any non-neoplastic dermatosis developing in patients with Fitzpatrick Phototypes V-VI whose diagnosis had been confirmed by the corresponding gold standard diagnostic test. A standardized assessment of the dermoscopic images and a comparative analysis according to clinical presentation were performed. Seven clinical categories were identified: (I) papulosquamous dermatoses; (II) facial hyperpigmented dermatoses; (III) extra-facial hyperpigmented dermatoses; (IV) hypopigmented dermatoses; (V) granulomatous dermatoses; (VI) sclerotic dermatoses; and (VII) facial inflammatory dermatoses.

RESULTS: A total of 653 patients (541 and 112 with Phototype V and VI, respectively) were recruited for the analysis. Thirty-six statistically significant dermoscopic features were identified for papulosquamous dermatoses, 24 for facial hyperpigmented disorders, 12 for extra-facial hyperpigmented disorders, 17 for hypopigmented disorders, eight for granulomatous dermatoses, four for sclerotic dermatoses and 17 for facial inflammatory diseases.

CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that dermoscopy might be a useful tool in assisting the diagnosis of clinically similar non-neoplastic dermatoses in dark phototypes by revealing characteristic clues. Study limitations include the retrospective design, the lack of a direct dermoscopic-histological correlation analysis and the small sample size for less common diseases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

European journal of dermatology : EJD - 30(2020), 6 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 688-698

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Errichetti, Enzo [VerfasserIn]
Ankad, Balachandra Suryakant [VerfasserIn]
Sonthalia, Sidharth [VerfasserIn]
Jha, Abhijeet Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Keshavamurthy, Vinay [VerfasserIn]
Kyrgidis, Athanassios [VerfasserIn]
Neema, Shekhar [VerfasserIn]
Chatterjee, Manas [VerfasserIn]
Kaliyadan, Feroze [VerfasserIn]
Dogra, Sunil [VerfasserIn]
Khare, Soumil [VerfasserIn]
Kelati, Awatef [VerfasserIn]
Akay, Bengu Nisa [VerfasserIn]
Cabo, Horacio [VerfasserIn]
Bhat, Yasmeen Jabeen [VerfasserIn]
Bosseila, Manal [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Atula [VerfasserIn]
Nair, Pragya [VerfasserIn]
Gaikwad, Sakshi [VerfasserIn]
Jayasree, Puravoor [VerfasserIn]
Sabban, Emilia Noemi Cohen [VerfasserIn]
Stinco, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Apalla, Zoe [VerfasserIn]
Zalaudek, Iris [VerfasserIn]
Lallas, Aimilios [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Comparative Study
Dark skin
Dermoscopy
Diagnosis
Granulomatous dermatoses
Inflammatory dermatoses
Inflammoscopy
Journal Article
Observational Study
Pigmentary skin disorders

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Date Completed 24.02.2021

Date Revised 24.02.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1684/ejd.2020.3928

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318849615